The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-01-02
cHR1srarAs At THE CHURCHES.
Last Weeks Merry ROnud OF Christmas
Festivals.

The final wind-up OF christmas Festivals
of the churches was celebrated during the
week Just passed, and those children at The
various schools who were kept on the anx
lous seat over Christmas day to know how
they would be rewarded for their attend
ance at Sunday had their anxiety
gratifed.
The Sunday-school of st. Johns Church,
on Summit avenue, held its Christmas fes-
tival in the Sunday-school room last Mon
day night The exercises were commenced
by Pastor Stoddard, who delivered an adj
dress of welcome, after which the Secreta-
rvs report was read. 1t showed the school
has an actual attendance of $40, presided
over. in So classes, by 46 teachers and z
officers. The collections last year amounted
to S1.150 Prizes were awarded TO those
officers. teachers and scholars who had a
record of SO per cent. or over and had at
tended church service at least forty Tin es
through the year. The lucky ones were
Messrs. Hardy, Thomas AID Sterling, who
had made 100 per cent; Miss S. Smack,
Miss A. Keats, Mrs. Sterling, Misses Rud-
derow. Finck, Lockeridge, E. Kennedy, NJ.
Smith. A. Smith, E. Blome, n. Stratford
L. Schwartwout, Mrs. Wilson, Misses E.
Bocman, Grace Fearing, Alice Ward, NJ
Gregory, G. Quincy, Miss Bumsted, Grace
Mutt, M. Schaffer. Mr.. Weaver, E. Collard,
Miss Mallory, Miss Sargent, Cora Fry, L.
Jensen, e. Bance, Miss Collard, Daisy Fear
ing, B. Harness, Mr.. Lothridge, II Lesg-
craft, F. Leaycraft. G. Westcott, F. West
colt, Mrs Hennepin, J. Underhill, Mfss
Minard, Lyman Bodman, III. Quincy, Miss
Moore, F. Fearing, @. Nichols, r. Weaver,
Miss Wilson, B. Bance. VIM. Westcott w.
Woolsev and T. Wiltshire. The exercises
that followed were the awarding of prize
banners to classes with 100 per cent, sing
ing Christmas carols and distributing the
goodies among the children. A roll of
honor was announced, containg the follow
ing names as having made 100 per cent.
during the year Minnie Schatfer, Grace
Fearing, Daisy Fearing, Alice Ward, Maud
Weaver, Lulu Edison, Nellie Ward. Emma
Kennedy, Emily Blome and Cora Quincy.
The Henderson Street German N. E.
Church Sunday School held its Christmas
festival in the church last Mo nday night
The church was more than comfortably
filled. The exercises consisted of carols by
the whole school and Rotations AID songs
innumerable by the following named chill.
dren: Herman Richter, George Schwartz.
Reinhold Harms, Christopher Pfeiffer, and
Freddy and Charles Visce, Misses Matilda
Harms, Sophie Ulmer, Henrietta Williams,
Sophie Harms, Annie Pfeiffer, Amelia
Kern, Annie Deake, Florence Edrige, Liz
zie Figgins, Maggie Kretzlne, Gusse Deake.
Lulu Fahrmann, Lena Schwartz, Emma
Duval, Gussie Young, Minnie Ulmer, So
phie Lippen, Louise Burgess, Mary Pfeiffer,
Martha Krause, Jennie Anderson. The
goodies distributed, a half-hour was de-
voted to the donating of some beautiful
and useful gifts among the teachers, when
Christmas, 1886, was over.
The yule tide festival of the Sunday
school of the United Presbyterian Chul ch,
on Summit avenue, was happy event in
deed. 1t took place in the church last
Tuesday evening. Ten little girls sang
carol at the opening of the programme,
and Pastor Biddle followed with prayer.
He was followed by Superintendent Nc
Comb, who made short address of welcome.
A large quantity Of supplies, piled on the
platform, was sent to the Children's Home.
Great praise and credit were accorded
Jessie Lindsay, Maggie Atkins, Mabel
Stage, Robbie Smith, Emma Clifton, Mag
gle Hunter, frankie Knower, Conrad
Schott, Mamie Scott, Anna McComb, Boyd
Mclean, Nathaniel Fowler, Nellie Oliphant,
Barbara Ross, Frank Rowdy, Charles
Lyons, Joseph Mclean, John Turner,
Emma Schultz, Jennie Biddle and Emma
Sofeld, who participated in the most orig
inal and unique performance given at any
Christmas festival in the county. They
the platform in pairs, each pair
carrying marble block between them.
One of the bearers recited an appropriate
hymn, the otherrepeating texts of Scrip
ture. When the blocks were ali placed in
position q symmetrical arch spanned the
platform, each block bearing gilded in
scription. The blocks on one side bore
the words, "God," Holy" :. Loving
g Merciful;' on the other, 'Mal," g Fall
en-" Enemy" g Needy" and over the
too was the name ''Jesus Christ" and
above it a golden cross. Beneath, upon
the reading desk, the last two little speak
ers placed large open Bible. AS back
ground there was draped large tattered
Old flag which had seen service ut Gettys-
burg, kindly loaned by Miss Lizzie Wilson
Not onl,y was each OF the teachers and
scholars remembered, but the pastor was
with hundred dollar bill, and
Secretary McComb was "seen" for half
that amount.
The Christmas festooning of the cid
Bergen Reformed Church, on Bergen ave-
nue.. of which the Rev. Cornelius Brett is
pastor was something above ordinary. even
at the Yule-Tide. 1t is unnecessary to say
that gifts and goodies were dispensed with
a free hand. Those who participated in
the programme were: Bessie Van Horn.
ESith Bliss, Harry Phleger, Chas. Dewey,
Herbert Allen, Joseph II. Niles, Harry W.
Douglas, Fred N. Brlnkerhoff. L. +. Prior,
Harry Coleman and Thomas Du Bots,
Belle Richards, Hattie Wilson Jimmie
Sewell, Charles Van Iderstien, member
of the Trinity Boy Choir, who saag a
soprano solo with very flexible voice;
Grace Wilson and Hattie Mcintosh.
Three little boys f1om the Children's
Home sang ''Tell US, oh ye watchers.
Daisy Bates recited the 'sVilage Black
smith" Hattie Armstrong reeited ''Where